Service and Social Justice 

Information and Registration

As a part of the four dimensions of the Confirmation Preparation laid out by the Crookston Diocese, all youth preparing for Confirmation in the 9^th, 10^th and 11^th grades will participate in Service and Social Justice Experiences.

Each 9^th, 10^th, and 11^th Grade student at St. Joe’s is called to serve their parish and community in the following ways.

• Participate in two class led community service experiences, one in the fall and one in the spring.
• Participate in one St. Joe’s Youth Ministry sponsored service experience.
• Participate in 5 hours of St. Joe’s Parish sponsored service experiences.
• Participate in 5 hours of Community service experiences.
• Reflect on service experience with class
• Complete and turn in Service Experience Reflections for each service activity.

• Annual Fall Events
  • Parish Bazaar on the first Sunday in November. Contact John in the parish office.
  • Catholic Daughters Living Rosary on November 8 at 7:00 p.m. Contact Brandy Pelzel.
  • Staff dinner event in November. Contact Lisa in the parish office
  • Family Advent Day on the first Sunday of Advent after morning Masses. Contact Kate Haugrud in the parish office..
  • RE pancake breakfast in October. on Oct 16 and February 28  Contact Melissa in the parish office.
• Annual Winter Events
  • KC “St. Nickolas Burgers” in December from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Contact Eric Glatt.
  • KC Free Throw Contest in January^, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Contact Eric Glatt.
  • KC Pancake Breakfast to support our Diocesan Seminarians in January.^. Contact Eric Glatt.
  • KC Clergy Appreciation Night in January from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Contact Eric Glatt.
• Annual Spring Events
  • RE pancake breakfast in February. Contact Melissa in the parish office.
  • KC Fish Fry on Fridays during Lent at St. Francis from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Contact Eric Glatt.
  • Wednesday evening Lenten soup suppers during Lent. Contact Shawn in the parish office.
  • Dinner Dance Auction for the school in March. Contact Andrew Hilliker, Principal, at 228-233-0553.
  • Lead families through stations at First Eucharist retreat the last Saturday in April from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Contact Kate in the parish office.
• Year-Round Events
  • Serving donuts and coffee after Sunday morning Masses all year round. Contact Shawn in the parish office.
  • Nursery childcare on Sundays and other events Contact Shawn in the parish office.
  • Help with special needs events. Contact Kate in the parish office.
  • Escort Eventide residents to Mass on Sundays at Eventide.  Be there by 10:00 a.m. and done by 11:05 a.m. Contact Deacon Bill in the parish office.

Community Service Experience Ideas and Opportunities:

• Dorothy Day Food Pantry
• Great Plains Food Bank
• Churches United for the Homeless
• Salvation Army
• Bethany Retirement Living
• Ronald McDonald House
• Presentation Convent
• First Choice Clinic

2nd Sunday Coffee and Rolls/Hospitality Servers
Crystal and AJ Grout, have generously taken on leading the 2nd Sunday of each month in hopes to get youth and families active in serving Coffee and Rolls. Our first Sunday of service is on November 12. Sign up to serve after the 8:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. Mass. Sign up here.

Knights of Columbus Fish Fries
Sign up to help the Knights of Columbus with their weekly Fish Fry from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Francis in Moorhead. 8 youth are needed on Fridays March 3, 10, and 17. Thank you for helping with this awesome service to our parish and community during Lent. Sign up here.

Tenebrae Prayer Service of Light
If you would like to help with this theatrical prayer night, there are many ways your son or daughter can participate. Parents who have experience with Tenebrae are also needed to help make this beautiful night. Tenebrae practice will be on Sunday, March 25 at 9:00 p.m. and on Wednesday March 28 at 5:00 p.m. Only actors and readers need to be present for the Sunday night practice. Sign up here.

Spring Clean Up at the Dorothy Day House
Enjoy the fresh spring weather by helping with important outside spring cleaning at the Dorothy Day House on Wednesday, May 9 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Please wear jeans or long pants and bring garden or work gloves and a rake. Meet at the Dorothy Day House (not pantry).  Sign up here.